Rights groups ‘deeply troubled’ by charges against activist Jolovan Wham, call for review of laws

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SINGAPORE — Twenty-five non-government organisations (NGOs), including Maruah, Pink Dot and The Online Citizen, have banded together to support civil rights activist Jolovan Wham, calling the mounting charges against him a curb on civil liberties

 

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